A racecar driver was arrested on suspicion of driving drunk while competing at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville.

Leslie Charles Hunter completed the race, but other drivers swerved off the track during the race and spectators became alarmed by his wild driving Friday.

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Hunter was detained by Santa Cruz County Sheriff's deputies in the pit area of the racetrack. California Highway Patrol officers were then called in at 8:20 p.m., and said they determined Hunter was drunk.

The 64-year-old San Jose man was booked into the Santa Cruz County Jail on DUI charges.